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Mother Arrested for Twins' Murder Amid Vaccine Fraud Lawsuit

7/6/2026

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Children’s Health Defense sued the American Academy of Pediatrics with the twins’ mother, alleging vaccine-safety fraud after she warned the pediatrician of a family flu-vaccine reaction.
Police found the 18-month-old twins dead in a shared bed at their North 9th Street home in Boise following a May 1, 2025, 911 call.
Andrea Shaw, 23, was arrested in Boise on two counts of first-degree murder for the twins’ deaths.

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Children’s Health Defense sued the American Academy of Pediatrics with the twins’ mother, alleging vaccine-safety fraud after she warned the pediatrician of a family flu-vaccine reaction.
Police found the 18-month-old twins dead in a shared bed at their North 9th Street home in Boise following a May 1, 2025, 911 call.
Andrea Shaw, 23, was arrested in Boise on two counts of first-degree murder for the twins’ deaths.